Combination pocket-book.



H. M. WALSH.

COMBINATION POCKET BOOK.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 12, 1910.

Patented. Jan. 9, 1912.

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l/VVE/I/TOR Hirer be t mmal k ATTORNEY HARRIET M. WALSH, OF SANDY HOOK, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR T0 EMIL WEISSBROD & SONS, INCORPORATED, OF GREENFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

COMBINATION POCKET-1300K.

To all whom it may concern:

, Be it known that I, HARRIET M. WALSH,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Sandy Hook, county of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Pocket-Books, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates more particularly to a pocket book of a form combining an arrangement of various containers adapted for use as a purse, a card case, a pencil holder and a pocket book, and. the primary object thereof is to provide a pocket book which may be made very attractive in appearance, convenient for use and so constructed that articles may be readily inserted within the containers or easily removed therefrom. I

Another object of the invention is to provide a pocket book having a pocket adapted to hold paper money in a smooth, uncrumpled condition and in one corner of said pocket an opening is provided through which bills may be withdrawn one by one without the necessity of opening the pocket thereby avoiding the danger of accidental;

loss of the bills and overcoming the requirement of handling the money in selecting. a

bill of a given denomination incident to the" pocket books in ordinary use.

further ob ect of the lnvention 18 to provide separate pockets or containers in which coin, papers, cards, tickets or a pencil may be placed and retained so as to be accessible to the person'carrying the poctet book, and still another ob ect of the invention is to provide a holder or 'case forming a part of the pocket book in such a manner that said pocket book may be folded into a very compact form and adapted to lock at the same time the various closures or containers against loss of the contents therein. A practical embodiment of the invention invention when folded and closed. Fig. 2

is a similar view of the pocketbook when Specification of Letters Patent. v

The rectangular body 11 of the pocketbook 10 may preferably be somewhat larger than the size of paper money and consists of a blank 12 which is folded and stitched, cemented, or riveted in a manner to form a central and two parallel arranged side parts, as at 13, 14 and 15, and which are spaced apart so as to provide the pocket 16 for paper money, the closure 17 for papers, etc., all of which may be of any convenient shape or form and made of leather or any other suitable flexible material. adapted to be easily folded. The edge 20 of each end of the part 14: is folded and turned inwardly so as to overlap the edge 21 at each end of the part 13 and are fastened by stitching or riveting, or cementing said edges together so as to provide the closure 17 adapted to hold papers, etc. The part 13 is folded lengthwise forming an upper edge 'onthe same part 14 and is directed downwardly and cemented or stitched, as at'22, to the lower longitudinal edge of the part 14 An open tubular pocket 18 formed by folding the part 13, extends substantially the full length of the purse, as is shown in Fig. i, and forms a flat tubular pocket which may be used for holding bills of paper 'money. However, when the pocket book is folded upon itself as is shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the'tubular pocket 18 is substantially formed into two pockets 18 and 19, by reasonof the fact that the fold in the purse substantially closes the tubular. member at is midpoint. is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification 1n The part 15 is formed by a blank 26 having the edge 27 at each end thereof folded Patented Jan. 9,1912.

Application filed May 12, 1910. Serial No. 560,831.

and turned inwardly so as to overlap the edge 28 at each end of the wall 25 of said part 13. Between the blank 26 and said wall '25 the pocket 16 for holdingpaper money is provided, and said pocket 16 is preferably of a size to allow paper money tobe placed therein in an unfolded condition.

The tubular pocket 18*,when used to hold at 29, to form an opening 30 through which a portion of the paper money rotrudes and is exposed to sight, and the bil s may be conveniently withdrawn therethrough one by one without the necessity of opening the entire pocket book. The opening 30 has a length which is substantially equivalent to the width of a bill of paper money to enable a bill to be withdrawn longitudinally through the opening 30 without tearing the bill. At the lower longitudinal ed e of the blank 26 is formed a flap 31 overlapping the outer side of the part 14 to which the flap is cemented or stitched or riveted so as to strengthen thelower edge of the body 11 of the pocket book 10.

To permit said pocket book to be folded into a compact form and to lock the various closures or containers against accidental loss a holder or casing 32 is provided and forms a part of the pocket book proper. The -bod 11 of said pocket book is transversely folde as at 33, centrally thereof and upon one part of the body 11 adjacent to the fold 33 is cemented or stitched the lower end34 of the casing 32. The casing 32 is uided over the fold 33 and said casing is astened to the other partof the body 11 in a manner along said fold, so as to rovide a transverse openin 35 which is a apted to serve as a pencil holder. The free portion of the casing 32 extends beyond the folded parts of the body 11 and is creased or folded, as at 36, so as to provide a flap 37 adapted to overlap the upper edges of the card case 18 and coin purse 19. The'coin purse 19 is provided with a clasp 38 of any suitable construction for locking the pocketbook when closed by on gaging the socket 39 case 18. g

It is understood that changes may be made in the form of the pocket book or in the proprovided upon the card portion of theparts and in the manner and place ,of folding and fastening the same without departing-from the scope and purpose of the invention, therefore I do not wish to be limited to the articular form of pocket book herein descrl ed and shown.

Havlng thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: 1 In a pocket book, the combination with a casing having a flap at the free endthereof, of a body havin two parallel arranged side parts and fol edtransversely of its 'and fastened at the longitudinal sides of the two side parts the ends of one of which are fastened to the ends of one of said walls and the ends of the other side partare fastened to ends of the second wall, a container adapted to hold cards and the like provided at one end of the body between the two walls of the central part, a second container adapt ed to hold coin and the like provided at the opposite end of said body between the said walls, a closure adapted to hold papers provided between the central part and one side part, a pocket adapted to hold paper money provided between the central part and the other side part, an opening provided in one corner of-the pocket and adapted to permit paper money to be exposed to sight and to be withdrawn from said pocket through said opening, and means adapted to lock the pocket book when folded.

A pocket book of the character dc like providedat one end of the, blanks be-' tween the two walls, a second container adapted to hold coin and the like provided at the opposite end of said blanks between the said walls, an opening provided in one corner of the pocket and adapted to permit 'paper moneyto be exposed to sight and to be withdrawn from said pocket through said opening, a holder fastened at one end to one of the blanks and having a flap at the free end thereof, and means provided uponthe flap and one end of the blank adapted to lock the pocket book when folded and in a closed positio I 3. In a device of the-class described, the combination of a rectangular body portion, a flexible rectangular member attached to said body portion in such manner as to form an open pocket substantially equivalent to the length and breadth of a bill of paper ion money, said pocket "being rovided with an opening across the corner t ereof, the width incident edges, in such manner as to form a pocket open along one edge long enough to receive unfolded paper money, with portions of two edges opposite said opening at one corner, permanently detached, whereby a smaller opening is provided for the withdrawal of such paper money.

5. In a pocket bill fold, the combination comprising a pair of; flexible member's permanently attached at only portions of some of their coincident edge portions and permanently detached along certain other of their coincident edge portions, whereby there is provided a pocket having one opening substantially the length of said attached mem- 15 bers and a corner opening opposite said first mentioned opening.

This specification signed and witnessed this 9th day of May A. D. 1910.

HARRIET M. WALSH.

Witnesses:

' ARTHUR T. NE'I'ILETON,

GEO. EDWARDS. 

